Daily Endorsement: Simon Miller Topstitch Denim Shirt

Denim isn’t just a workhorse fabric below your belt, it’s also the good stuff that makes for an essential button down shirt. With warmer weather just around the corner (at least, hopefully, for us Northeasterners), though, some of the heavier ounce denim out there won’t cut it come 70-plus degree weather. That’s why Simon Miller’s lightweight take on our must-have shirt makes it perfect for this time of year. The cotton and linen blend retains all the washed, worn-in cool that made it a go-to for guys like Eastwood and Redford, but the lighter weight fabric means you’ll stay cool when the weather isn’t. Fiber blends aside, the shirt is also just damn cool. It’s built with details that stand out in a crowded marketplace, like a smaller, modern collar, trim body, shorter length for looking good untucked, and top stiching that gives a nod to #menswear heads’ love of patchwork quilting right now, but wouldn’t look out of place under blazer.

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